Tuesday, June 15, 2010

1998 TAP Rally of Portugal

This is the Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Carisma GT Evolution IV of  Uwe Nittel (Germany) and co-driver Tina Thorner (Sweden) that ended with a DNF due to engine failure. There teamates, the late Richard Burns and co-driver Robert Reid finished 4th overall in the 1998 TAP Rally of Portugal.

Diecast by Vitesse in 1:43 scale









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13 comments:

  1. Marcjan Minipassion - 1:43June 15, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    New layout looks great. And model of course - beauty. These Vitesse models has got some kind of a flash :) Greetings Mike.

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  2. JDMike's Diecast SiteJune 15, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    thanks Marcjan! good thing blogger already has some new templates and style we can tinker with! :-)

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  3. danielhJune 15, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    nice mitsubishi evo rally car, still hunting for this version from vitesse.

    nice pictures JDMikes!

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  4. José AntónioJune 15, 2010 at 9:54 PM

    Ooooohhhh!
    Very good pics, model and new look.
    Excelent, JDMike!

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  5. RicardoJune 16, 2010 at 12:01 AM

    woow nice car mike....congratz....

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  6. JDMike's Diecast SiteJune 16, 2010 at 5:21 AM

    thank you very much Daniel, Jose Antonio and Ricardo! :-)

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  7. Andrew ChamJune 16, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    although the visette model is not realistic however it's a great addition to your collection, mike =)

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  8. JDMike's Diecast SiteJune 16, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    thanks Andrew, yes these old casting of vitesse are a little unproportioned, but i need them all hehehe! :-)

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  9. komendaJune 16, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Mike, your love for Mitsu rally really shows :-) great seeing how passionate you are about your collecting theme! Nice banners as well :-)

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  10. komendaJune 16, 2010 at 10:33 AM

    Mike, your love for Mitsu rally really shows :-) great seeing how passionate you are about your collecting theme! Nice banners as well :-)

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  11. JDMike's Diecast SiteJune 17, 2010 at 6:58 AM

    thanks for appreciating Erwin! :-)

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  12. blog is terminatedJune 17, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    nice layout jdmike i like it as well as the Evo IV, great shots as always...

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  13. DMJuly 23, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    Hey JDMike I have a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4 rally car the Tomica one. I was wondering where can I send to do restoration ?

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